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Press, 19 April 1986, Page 80

District forecasts: Canterbury, Otago: Fine apart from early fog and low cloud; moderate northerlies; mild. Wellington, Marlborough: Fine and mild; northerlies freshening. Nelson: Fine and mild; afternoon sea breezes;

some cloud. Buller: Cloudy and mild; light winds. Westland: Cloudy and mild; drizzle patches; light winds. Extended forecast to Tuesday: Fine in Canterbury; some morning fog; northerlies prevailing; mild.

CHRISTCHURCH READINGS

Observations taken at the Meteorological Office, Christchurch Airport, yesterday.

Barometer: .... 6p.in. 11p.m. Millibars 1026.7 1029.7 Temperature: deg. Maximum (to 6 p.m.) . . 23 Rainfall: mm. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m .Trace To date this month .... 14 To date this year 272 To date last year 133 Average to date 188 Average for April 60 Wettest April (1978). ... 199 Driest April (1985) .... 10 Sunshine: hrs Yesterday 8 hr 48 min To date this month .... 138 To date this year ' 760 To date last year 840 Average for April 150 Humidity: Per cent at noon 71 Per cent at 6 p.m 91 Temperatures and rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. yesterday: Maximum 23 deg, minimum 5 deg, grass 1 deg, rainfall Trace

SUN, MOON, AND TIDES Sun—Today: Rises, 7.5 a.m.; sets, 5.50 p.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 7.6 a.m.; sets, 5.49 p«m» * Moon—Today: Rises, 3.33 p.m.; sets, 12.7 a.m. Tomorrow: Rises, 3.59 p.m.; sets 1.18 a.m. High tide at Lyttelton—Today: 12.7 p.m. and —. Tomorrow: 12.29 a.m. and 12.53 p.m. (Lake Forsyth, subtract 60min; Akaroa, subtract 45min; Port Levy, subtract 30min; Ashburton and Rakaia, subtract 25min; Kaikoura, add 17min; Kaiapoi and Sumner, add 30min.

Phases of Moon Full moon: April 25. Last quarter: May 1. New moon: May 9. First quarter: May 17.

NOON WEATHER Auckland: 18 deg., overcast, W., 3 knots. Wellington: 18 deg., cloudy, N.W., 10 knots Christchurch: 20 deg., fine, calm. Dunedin: 18 deg., cloudy, W., 9 knots. WORLD WEATHER Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main Australian cities yesterday were: Adelaide, 13, 19; Brisbane, 19, 27; Canberra, 8, 18; Darwin, 25, 33; Hobart, 14, 16; Melbourne, 12, 15; Perth, 13, 27; Sydney, 14, 24. Minimum and maximum temperatures in the main cities of the world in the last 24 hours were: Amsterdam, 7, 12; Athens, 10, 23; Bahrain, 22, 30; Bangkok, 25, 35; Barbados, 24, 30; Belgrade, 8, 18; Berlin, 4, 16; Bermuda, 17, 22; Bogota, 10, 20; Brussels, 2, 13; Buenos Aires, 8, 18; Cairo, 12, 28; Calgary, 2,8; Caracas, 21, 29; Chicago, 1, 14; Copenhagen, 1, 9; Curitiba, 8, 17; Denpasar, 23, 32; Frankfurt, 4, 14; Geneva, 5, 12; Havana, 20, 27; Helsinki, —l, 6; Hong Kong, 19, 21; Honlulu, 21, 29; Islamabad, 13, 33; Istanbul, 9, 20; Jakarta, 23, 31; Jerusalem, 12, 20; Johannesburg, 12, 22; Kiev, 0,4; Kuala Lumpur, 23, 34; Lima, 18, 24; Lisbon, 9, 15; London, 5, 10; Los Angeles, 11, 22; Madrid, 4, 12; Manila, 22, 36; Mexico City, 9, 25; Miami, 15, 26; Montevideo, 6, 20; Montreal, 3, 18; Moscow, 1,2; Nassau, 16, 26; New Delhi, 22, 37; New York, 6, 11; Nicosia, 16, 26; Oslo, —2, 1; Paris, 6, 12; Peking, 10, 26, Rio de Janeiro, 17, 29; Rome, 10, 18; San Francisco, 10, 18; San Juan, 24, 31; Santiago, 8, 17; Sao Paulo, 14, 19; Seoul, 4, 18; Singapore, 24, 30; Stockholm, —5, 3; Taipei, 20, 25; Tel Aviv, 16, 23; Tokyo, 7, 15; Toronto, 4,7; Vancouver, 4, 10; Vienna, 4, 14; Warsaw, —l, 15.